Alma Hughes

Alma is loved and survived by her daughter, Erleen (Bill) Fankhauser of Tipton, Iowa; granddaughters, M. Lynne (Leon) Blaisdell of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Melissa (Ethan) Kroemer of Tipton, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Isabel and Andrew Kroemer of Tipton, Iowa; son-in-law, Donald H. Gage of Hendersonville, Tennessee; and special friend, Harold Eiler of Tipton, Iowa. Daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandma, Nana, and friend will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She went home to be with those preceding her; husband, James O. Hughes; daughter, Linda Irene Hughes; mother, Nadine Belcher; father, George W. Belcher; sisters, Georgia and Nancy; brother, Robert. She was lovingly cared for by the Mechanicsville Nursing Home staff and volunteers for the last year of her life. Alma was born in Allendale Lake, Missouri on January 5, 1929. She was raised in Redondo Beach, California where she met and married James Hughes on May 25, 1947. Together they raised their family in Lakewood, California. They later moved to Bloomington and in 1984 began assisting in raising grandchildren M. Lynne and Melissa. In 1993, after the passing of daughter, Linda, Alma moved with the grandchildren and joined the Tipton community living across the street from daughter, Erleen. Alma loved serving others and began working at the age of 8 at a near by funeral home. She later was employed as a waitress. She left school to work in the Long Beach Shipyards during WWII. Alma later worked at North American on the NASA Mercury and Apollo projects. Alma touched the lives of all of those she met. She knew when others needed comfort and was always ready with a hug. Even in the twilight of her life she continued to touch those around her. We love you and know youâEA